Both inspirational and entertaining; local Chicago band Honest Engine’s six song album is a sweet reminder of how music is suppose to make you feel. Each song flows into the next making the album a complete work of art rather then a collection of mindless, radio friendly singles. This album is uplifting with inspiring lyrics and hypnotizing instrumentation.

Honest Engines have the talent to pull in their listener form the first song and never let them go. Even when the album stops playing, the music in your head does not. Catchy lyrics in such tracks as ‘To The Quick’ or the title track ‘University’ stay with the listener well after even the first note.

Even the weakest song on the album “From the Pier I’ll Push Away: can hardly be considered weak do to its amazing drum and guitar. However tracks such as “Sweet Familiar Doubt,” “Mannequins” and well, just about every other song on the album more then make up for Pier’s lyrical flaws.

This album is a must listen, and as soon as you do once, you have no other choice but to want to listen to it again.

It is refreshing to hear an unsigned local Chicago band have as crisp of a recording as Honest Engines do. Honest Engines should stand as an example for aspiring local musicians, no matter what city they reside in.

These guys got talent, sit down and take a listen.

Liz Catalano Second Wave Music

liz@secondwavemusic.com

www.secondwavemusic.com